Incubation progress of Muscovy eggs

[casportpony]

Not sure what to say...

-Kathy

 

[MuscovyLover]

The defect in mine could not be seen.

-Kathy

Does that mean there was a defect?

 

[casportpony]

The defect in mine could not be seen.

-Kathy

Does that mean there was a defect?

Your guy *could* have had one. Or his problem could have been due to something else.

-Kathy

 

[MuscovyLover]

So @casportpony and @Lacrystol what do you ladies recommend I do for this last egg?
I'm open to anything at this point.

 

[subhanalah]

Safe Holes should be at the TOP of the larger end of the egg, Not to the side not to the dipping section.  Right on TOP... Very Small hole no bigger then the tip of a pen point.  It's ONLY used to help them breath so they can escape..  It Gives them a Spot to aim for..

Light will come in the hole and boom they can aim for it. 

They don't pip at the top of the egg. Another member informed me that safe holes should be where the chick/duckling would pip, the side of the egg, because if it's in the top, while the baby is turning it can cover the hole and suffocate.
I'm just going off someone else's experience/advice.

 

[MuscovyLover]

Well I'm simply not making any holes. I'm going to let nature take its course as I don't feel comfortable doing anything without a plan for the little one and I don't have one or the knowledge to proceed from here if I interfere.
His air sac has grown quite a lot from last night to tonight so I guess time will tell.

 

[Lacrystol]

In that 12 hour gap of panic on Sunday I was told to lower it as much as 34ºC. I changed it, then automatically put it a bit higher because it didn't sit right with me. Over the course of Sunday afternoon I slowly raised it back up to the original lockdown temp which was 36.7 to 36.8 and it has stayed there since. It's now early Tuesday morning here.

34????? OMG, why would someone say to put it that low?? That's crazy..

 

[Lacrystol]

So @casportpony and @Lacrystol what do you ladies recommend I do for this last egg?
I'm open to anything at this point.

Have you made the safe hole and has it been 24 Hours??

 

[Lacrystol]

They don't pip at the top of the egg. Another member informed me that safe holes should be where the chick/duckling would pip, the side of the egg, because if it's in the top, while the baby is turning it can cover the hole and suffocate.
I'm just going off someone else's experience/advice.

This is what your Safe hole should look like...

 

[Lacrystol]

Well I'm simply not making any holes. I'm going to let nature take its course as I don't feel comfortable doing anything without a plan for the little one and I don't have one or the knowledge to proceed from here if I interfere.
His air sac has grown quite a lot from last night to tonight so I guess time will tell.

I respect that, good luck hope he makes it but being on day 40 chances are he MAY run out of air..